Made in Hell

Ian Watkins has launched his own clothingline called Made In Hell. He lauches a buch of limited edition teeshirts every month with an awesome design. You should check it out!http://www.myspace.com/wearemadeinhell .I read an interview on punktastic with the famous Ian Watkins and he had the perfect answers to two questions..

Are emos to blame for all of the world's ills? Do you think the mainstream media has got it all wrong and overreacted or are kids nowadays taking things all a little too seriously?

I dont think you can pluralise the word emo. Thats what annoys me the most.

And finally - give us all one reason why we should buy, and not illegally download for free, the forthcoming Lostprophets album...

Nah, if you dont want to buy it for whatever reason then cool. I understand that not everyone has the money to buy albums. I didnt when i was younger, i had to tape them off my friends and then nick the covers from Woolworths. Id much rather people listen to it for free than not at all. But if you steal it and like it, then come to a show and support us, or wear our teeshirts, or find some way of helping us carry on what we are doing. Even if its just telling friends and passing on CD's or mp3s.

you can find the whole interview on http://www.punktastic.com/interviews/222

enjoy

Dear Scenekid...

Dear Scenekid,

I keep wondering about the things that are said about emos on the internet. I just found a website where an American doctor is warning parents for the fenomanen Emo. The site is just ridiculous, it is using every prejudge about emos against their culture. The culture is far not as dangerous as they try to let you believe. Lets start with the prejudges, what are these prejudges? Well the most considerable prejudges are that emos commit suicide and cut themselves. Others are that all emos are gay or at least bi-sexual. That is also the reason that guys wear girl-jeans and eyeliner. All emos have the same haircut and that is the one with the hair before one eye so that they can't see half of the evil world. Emos all listen to My Chemical Romance, or everyone that listens to My Chemical Romance is emo. Not only My Chemical Romance has got that label, also bands like Panic! at the Disco and 30 seconds to mars can't escape the hype. All emos are depressed and the music makes them even more depressed due to the sad lyrics. First I would like to make something clear about the music. The music of bands like My Chemical Romance is not the cause of the suicide and selfdestruction of emos. It may be the consequence of their depression. Children do not become depressed from ´emo´ music, but I can imagine that they go listen to that music if they are depressed. They may find themselves in the lyrics that moment and we all know that rockmusic just gives you a lot of energy and that is the positive thing that depressed people are looking for. Rockmusic can be just like drugs, if you feel good it makes you feel even better. If you feel down it can make you feel downer. That is maybe the reason that depressed emos blame the music for their depression. Although you also hear a lot of people that say ´emomusic´ helped them trough hard times. It is just the way you interpretade the music and the lyrics. The ´doctor´on the site I told you about wrote some of the ´alarming´ lyrics on his page and he underlined the dangerous sentences. We all know Panic! at the disco and I found that a very cheerful rockband, but he doesn´t think so. Do you think that sentences like ´she is not bleeding on the ballroomfloor just for the attention´are shocking? Sure not if you look at the rest of the lyric. If all these pretending doctors and journalists would pay a little more attention then they would see that you don't have to take this lyrics so seriously. Lyrics of Panic! at the disco are called 'there is a good reason these tables are numbered honey, you just haven't thought of it yet', do you seriously think that these lyrics have a deep, dangerous and mysterious meaning? The lyrics of My Chemical Romance aren't that bad as well, you might think of that when you hear titles like 'I'm not okay', but listen to the song, look at the lyric and especially, watch the video. The video is hilarious, not serious at all. These bands do not want emo kids to cut themselves and do horrible things. Bands just want to stand out and sometimes they do that with shocking lyrics, but just to shock people. If you aren't able to shock people it is very hard to climb to the top as a band. You see it in every genre. In hiphop and rap you see a lot of sexual expressions, but do you see fans of that kind of music making love in the middle of the street? No, so if these emobands would tell kids to commit suicide, which they absolutely don't, the kids won't do that! The kids that do that are kids that are in a very difficult period in their life all in the age of 12/13 and they are so depressed that they need to blame something. In this case bands like My Chemical Romance, which is a shame, cause MCR is an awesome band. These kids could have just as easily indentify with an other kind of music. They need a group and unfortunately the media made emos to the kind of group they think they belong to. The media made emo a negative culture, but I think that if you want to know what emo is, you should look at the roots. So you should look at the bands that pretend to be emo, the bands that emos follow. What kind of example do they give the kids? Skinny jeans, all stars, hair before the eye, express your emotions in lyrics... The ani-emos are the ones that put this aspects in a negative sight. Hair for the eye is to see only half of the evil world, I have that to, but just because I think it looks nice and my favourite bands that by the way make me feel really good are wearing it as well. The skinnyjeans according to the ani-emos is too tight for guys, so all emoguys are gay. Media is taking that very seriously and spreads only that news, cause that is shocking, but they are forgeting that that isn't the truth. The thing I want to make clear is that emos aren't that bad. It is to bad that depressed kids identify themselves with this scene and drag each other more and more into a serious depression. The original emo kids though are kids positively obsessed with rockbands, wearing their t-shirts, supporting them in every step, wearing the same clothes like skinnyjeans and all stars, aren't afraid to show their emotions and that is not bad, cause most are just happy cheerful people, they are smiling all day long!


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Gigs gigs and more gigs...

Finally! My holiday just started and I am soooo happy about that! Just bought my ticket for Lowlands a great Dutch festival! So, a few months to go and then I am going to see the Kooks, Anouk, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, Amy McDonald, N*E*R*D, the plain white t's, the Pigeon Detectives, the Sex Pistols, We are scientists, The Wombats, HIM, The Ting tings and more of those fantasic bands. There are rumours that Fall Out Boy and Tokio Hotel will come as well:) Well I hope so!

I was thinking about all the concerts I've seen and came to find that I've seen a lot! And I am beginning to forget some of them:O *I think* So I'm going to write all the artists I've seen...

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The Lostprophets 4 times
Deep Insight 3 times
Vanilla Sky 1 time

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The Pigeon Detectives 5 times
30 Seconds To Mars 3 times
The Wombats 3 times
Foo Fighters 1 time
Velvet Revolver 1 time
Look See Proof 1 time
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Uncommonmenfrommars 1 time
Disco Ensemble 1 time
Kaiser Chiefs 2 times
My Chemical Romance 1 time
The Rasmus 2 times
The Rifles 2 times
Assembly now 1 time
Boy Kill Boy 1 time
Iggy and the Stooges 2 times

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Arctic Monkeys 2 times
Air Traffic 2 times
Good Charlotte 1 time
Jimmy Eat World 1 time
The Killers 1 time
Muse 2 times
Pink 3 times
Metallica 1 time
Stereophonics 1 time
The View 2 times
We are scientists 1 time
The Kooks 1 time
Razorlight 2 times
Marilyn Manson 1 time
Linkin Park 1 time
Dopamine 1 time
Rooney 1 time
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Alter Bridge 1 time
Foals 1 time
Panic at the Disco 1 time
The Rakes 2 times
Skip the Rush 1 time
Evanescense 1 time
Beyonce 1 time
Alicia Keys 1 time
Wolfmother 1 time
Dirty Pretty things 1 time
Little man Tate 1 time
Less than Jake 1 time
Anouk 1 time
Bloc Party 1 time
HIM 1 time
Floggin Molly 1 time
Julliete and the Licks 1 time
Amy MacDonald 1 time
The Long Blondes 1 time
We are the physics 1 time
Seether 1 time

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Editors 2 times
Funeral for a friend 1 time
Pete and the Pirates 1 time
The Scissor Sisters 1 time
The Young Knives 2 time
Whithim temptation 1 time
Lagwagon 1 time
The Maccabees 1 time
The Clocks 1 time
The answer 1 time
CSS 1 time
Moke 2 times
Incubus 1 time
The shins 1 time
Gabriel Rios 1 time
Goose 1 time
Alpha Blondie 1 time
Arcade Fire 1 time
Pennywise 1 time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 1 time
Ziggy Marley 1 time
The Raconteurs 1 time
Placebo 1 time
Massive Attack 1 time
Belle And Sebastian 1 time
Be your own Pet 1 time
The Girls 1 time
Awaiting Seasons 1 time
Ministry 1 time
five 'o clock heroes 1 time
Ilse de Lange 1 time
Jamai 1 time
Daniel Bedingfield 1 time
The Sugarbabes 1 time
The magic numbers 1 time
The Smashing Pumpkins 1 time
Bad Religion 1 time
Sat2d 1 time
Jack Penate 1 time
Scouting for Girls 1 time
The Twang 1 time
The Klaxons 1 time
Cage the Elephant 1 time
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong 1 time
One night only 1 time
The Rascals 1 time
The Better offs 1 time
San Fransisco 1 time
Go Back to the Zoo 1 time
About 1 time
Fullduplex 1 time
Make Believe 1 time
The Looks 1 time

I am shocked!!!! 140 bands in almost two years! That is insane!!! When I looked up the bands I realised that I remember almost nothing from some of these bands.And I am sure that I have forgotten a lot as well! The ones that stand under the row - are bands I hardly remember or bands that I absolutely disliked... The ones with ***** are the best artists and concerts I've ever seen, these ones I remember every detail of....So 140 bands, that means 140 hours of livemusic, that means poor ears,that means 560 rockstars, that means almost 6 days music without breaks, that means 1 band every 5 days! That is not totally fair, cause I've seen a lot on festivals...Lowlands 2 times, Pinkpop 2 times, London Calling 3 times... And still waiting for that one band to come again...Deep Insight

Lostprophets are Heaven!!

I love the Lostprophets....I do I do I do! Especially Ian Watkins, he is really one of the hottest guys alive. But enough of that, lets tell you about last Thursday, the day the Lostprophets came to my town... It was 11 ´o clock in the morning and I was sooo crazy to stand in front of the Melkweg at that time. Appearantly I wasn´t the only crazy one over there cause there had been people that stood there since half past six that morning:S So I went to the Melkweg and at first I was afraid to stand over there cause the faces on the emos there told me something like stupid bimbo get out of here you don't belong here you're just here for the Ian Watkins or the fact that rockmusic is hot in fashion nowadays. After an hour I decided to sit there anyway, instead of walking around doing nothing. I could see that they didn't like me, but after a while I didn't care anymore. I was soooo cheerful and those people looked like they had just seen an environmental disaster. I grabbed my mathematics book, cause I would have a very important test the next day. It looked kinda sully, bit geeky, but I was determinded to get a good grade. At half past 12 my friend Natasha came and that was kind of a relief since I didn't have to be alone with the grumpies anymore. At half past two the bus arrove, I ws soooo thrilled. Stuart, Ilan, Lee, Jamie and Mike came out first, but I didn't pay any attention to them. Although I couldn't keep my eyes of Stu's bare but, it seems to be the latest fashion according to the Lostprophets, to wear the pants half way the but and wear no underpants. After 10 minutes or something Ian arrove, he got out of the bus and my heart missed a beat or two... His hair had grown, he wasn't as tall as I thought he would be and he was a little bit skinnier than I thought. I think that he lost some weight. It may be strange but I liked him more with a little bit more fat and I hoped he would be taller. Actually all with all I was a bit disappoited, I aslo saw some grey hairs! So I checked his age when I was at home, he is almost 31! Still he looked very good!I got an autograph and a picture with Ian Watkins can you believe that!?! Then he got inside with his huge Louis Vuiton bag and styish outfit: White skinnyjeans, shoes, that used to be white (I think), a light coloured shirt with some neklaces over it. So there I sat still waiting for the concert four hours to go... Then we heard that the rest of the Lostprophets went to a terras on the Leidseplein and so we went their for some autographs and pictures. They were really nice, adorable! Unfortunately Ian wasn't there cause he was a bit ill:( Poor Ian... When the doors finally opened we went inside with high speed! I got second row, which was perfect, cause I am like a head taller then all the girls in the front. First the band Seether came, which I also had a picture with some hours ago... The band was quite good, but I really coudn't wait till the Lostprophets! They played a Nirvana song which I found very cool! But enough about Seether! The moment was finally there...Lostprophets!!! When Jamie came on stage I realised that I didn't recognised him before cause his hair grow long and turned blond...I mean blonder than blond! When Ian arrove I screemed my heart out! Although I have seen them already four times, this time felt like it was the first time...The started with the song We still kill the old way, which was a perfect song to start with. Powerfull, perfect...The second song ride was one of my favourite songs, an oldie just like the first one. Ian talked a lot, something I really like, it makes the show special and Ian is sooo funny! I think he has talked about his new haircut for like five minutes... And now the moment were all girls will be soooo jealous at me.... Ian took his shirt off!!! His shirt, out, topless! All my dissapointments dissapeared! Ian is Heaven! More than heaven! I was hard to face the fact that I couldn't touch him, till the moment at the end of the show. They started with the great song Burn Burn the song were I cried the last time, tears of happieness! This time he took his neklace off and I knew that he was going to jump! And of course right in my arms, I didn't let him go! NO! I grabbed and hold, his back on my cheek, his belly in my arms, what a great combination! I touched him everywere! Than he stood right in front of me, thirty red nails rubbing his stomach, a very funny sight... It had been an amazing show, soooo awesome! The audience had been very enthousiast and the Lostprophets to. It had been one of the best concerts ever! Especially when I caught a drumstick with Ilan's name on it <3 I aslo caught Ian's water bottle and a pick! What a lucky bastard;) I can't wait for their new album, they played some of the new songs and those were amazing just like all of their songs! I really hope to see the Lostprophets soon again, not only Ian, they are all amazing! The best superstars in world without a doubt!

Pinkpop!

Pinkpop, one of Hollands biggest festival....It is already a while ago, 30 and 31 Mai, but those were some days I won´t forget soon. Pinkpop is actually three days, but since the weekendtickets were sold out in just half an hour I got two daytickets. So who have I seen, let me think....Metallica, the Foo Fighters, Incubus, Air traffic, Kaiser Chiefs, Sterephonics, Alter Brigde, Bad religion and a lot more that apperantly didn´t make a huge impression on me. The Foo Fighters were definately the best. This old rockers sure know how to play. The performance may be little bit less, but this band doesn´t really need a great performance. The structure of their songs are amazing, you can feel the energy they give to their music. Metallica was also a strong band...I can´t say it is really my type of music, but they do leave a impression on everyone. The show took 2 and a half hours! and was completely with fireworks and all...Kind of spectaculair!Not as spectaculair, but just as fun were the Kaiser Chiefs! Ooo I love them, or actually their music...It makes me smile and that can be also very important in music. I really regret that the Wombats played on the day that I wasn´t there. Their music makes me smile even more and they have the cutest basplayer ever....but whatever, lets stick to the Kaiser Chiefs. They connected with the audience and had a great performance. The singer jumped from left to right, went into the audience and turned the not crowdsurfing board up side down (it was actually kind of funny, but you should have seen it). Incubus kind of upset me, cause I expected a lot from them. I almost fell asleep, cause they were soooo boring! There was no power at all in the music so they were like the opposit of the Foo Fighters. Bands like Stereophonics and Alter Brigde were okay, I don't have to see them again, but it was nice to see them. I can't wait till the next festival, probably Lowlands. Maybe the festival in Lierop with Vanilla Sky ( my lovely Italians ). Lowlands has a great line up this year, with the Pigeon Detectives, the Wombats, The Sex Pistols, We are Scientists and N*E*R*D. I hope that I can buy a ticket before it is sold out! I have aslo been to the Lostprophets las week I will write a huge review about that later, cause that had been sooooooo AWESOME! Ian Ian Ian I love him, my cheek his sweaty back, perfect combination;)Can't wait to tell you about that! But you'll just have to wait...Thursday I will go to the Pigeon Detectives, which will also be very nice...